JimCM

Just little white lies like the ambulances had no lights on, or there were 40 babies beheaded, etc. They are the most moral army in the world 😳😀😂

You mean you speak Laoatian now ?

Maybe you have, I assume your partner is not Thai, or speaks fluent English. One thing, if you don’t learn the language of your new country, you’ll never understand the nuances of the culture. There are so manny resources to learn Thai easily, apps, YouTube etc.

No need for negativity, it maketh the man.

Good post, you are happy. I agree, no necessity to learn more Thai than needed, to have simple conversations with neighbors or arrange a loan at the bank, or to further your career, depending on your situation.

I’ve been here many years and integrated to some degree, i make the effort. When immigrants move to a new country, how they connect with both their original culture and the new culture can have a big impact on their mental health. Research shows that there are a few common patterns: Integration/Biculturalism – immigrants identify with both their home culture and the new country. This is linked to the best mental health outcomes. Separation – immigrants stick mostly to their original culture. Assimilation – immigrants adopt the new culture but lose touch with their origins. Marginalization/Indifference – immigrants don’t feel connected to either culture. Unfortunately, this is the scenario linked to the worst mental health outcomes. For immigrants in places like Thailand, failing to learn the language or connect with locals can push you toward marginalization. You might feel isolated, frustrated, or even depressed - no matter how long you’ve lived here. Learning the language and making local friends isn’t just practical, it’s essential for your well-being.

Well, you’ve clearly done ann undergraduate in armchair diagnostics. Congratulations, Dr. Google.

I studied Sociology in my first year at university.

100% I noticed my neighbor says “thank you” to delivery drivers and he’s been here 10 years. Most Brits, even long term ones can’t hold a conversation. How many threads here are about learning Thai? Yes, Richard does seem to complain a lot.

Why do you think that? I am not anti west at all, I still have a house in the UK.

Right then, lads. I’ve been watching the usual chorus of moaning about Thais, Thai ways, and “how things were better back in Blighty.” And it got me thinking: is it really Thailand that’s the problem… or is it you? You’ve been here 10, 20, 30 years. You’ve got a house, a wife, maybe even a soi dog or two. But somehow you’ve managed to go that whole time without learning more Thai than “chang beer, two glass.” Not a single Thai male mate to your name (bar the motorbike taxi guy who pretends to know your football team). And yet you bash the country daily like it’s your job. Here’s the question: have you lost your cultural identity? Or are you desperately clinging to some Union Jack beach towel of the past, shouting about warm ale and “proper sausages” as if it keeps you anchored? Because honestly, you’re living in Thailand, but some of you still behave like you’re on extended leave from the local Wetherspoons. You don’t speak the language, you don’t understand the humour, and you treat the locals like background extras in your own little expat soap opera. So - cultural identity check: Are you genuinely part of Thai society? Or are you just squatting in it, confused and homesick, while insisting you’re “well integrated” because you can eat som tam without crying? As someone who’s worked in psychology, I can tell you this behaviour looks like a classic case of Expatus Stagnaticus - the tragic condition of men stuck between “old Blighty nostalgia” and “new Thai reality,” unable to move forward. What do you reckon - have you found your identity here, or are you still wandering the Tesco aisle in Pattaya muttering about how much better baked beans used to taste back home, how there would be no migrant issues if the Krays were still alive?

Nonsense, you have a Jewry persecution thing. They obviously want to kill Israelis as Israelis are picking them off daily, 50- 100.

Another 57 killed yesterday. 57 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks since morning across the coastal enclave. https://aje.io/t8jgcm?update=3983976

Just starting to look into travelling. My wife and I, and maybe one kids are planning to go to Australia in March. I have a UK passport as do my children, so it's an electronic visa? What about my Thai wife, should she start applying for whatever it is now? She has been to Australia twice before, there shouldn't be any interview or anything needed in Bangkok, is that right? I hope it is all online.

Back when I worked in psychology, we used to call this kind of behavior a textbook case of Compensatory Attention Deficit Syndrome - the uncontrollable urge to start a thread just to tear someone else down because you’re running low on self-esteem due to visa issues(and possibly on other measurements too). Thanks for the clinical example, mate - really brings the theory to life.

Open your eyes, it’s plain to see. Trying to defend genocide is pathetic.

These things point out those with personality disorders. I am Jim but not wound up in the slightest, I actually feel sorry for the guy. I would suggest mediation, or even therapy for such troubled souls.

I see him being extremely rude and personally attacking me just because I upset him by saying agents were mostly illegal.

Wow a bit of an age difference, same age as mine. 12 years between my wife and I.

For those over 70, do you still need sex, that must be a drag if you do.

I want to live to 75, should hopefully be able to still golf and will have had my moneys worth from pensions[8 years]! men rapidly go downhill after 75. Look at Roger Daltrey who sang he wanted to die before he got old. Look at Bob Dylan., he’s younger than that now.

It’s a very good topic. Do you get grumpier over 70?

Pretty rich coming from the most rancid Muslim hater here.

It doesn’t get so many old Brits moaning. They think London should still have jellied eel shops but want Thailand to make their visas easier to get. They probably have been here 10 years and can’t say more than tee rak and poom pui in Thai.

You admit on a public forum that you pay for sex? Hope your wife doesn’t read it 😍